2. The Sound of Nouns With apologies to Oscar Hammerstein III, the original composer.

3. Standards & Objectives TLW recognize nouns within the context of song lyrics; apply principles of noun usage in writing and presenting their own lyrics 7 th Grade ALCOS: 16, 17, 22, 23

4. What is a noun? A noun is defined as any person, place, thing, or idea. Nouns can be common or proper, concrete or abstract, singular or plural, compound, collective…..the list goes on and on. We will come back to these definitions.

5. Raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens Bright copper kettles and warm woolen mittens Brown paper packages tied up with strings These are a few of my favorite nouns

6. Cream colored ponies and crisp apple streudels Doorbells and sleighbells and schnitzel with noodles Wild geese that fly with the moon on their wings These are a few of my favorite nouns

7. Girls in white dresses with blue satin sashes Snowflakes that stay on my nose and eyelashes Silver white winters that melt into springs These are a few of my favorite nouns

8. When the dog bites When the bee stings When I'm feeling sad I simply remember my favorite nouns And then I don't feel so bad. Apologies to Oscar Hammerstein II, lyricist of "My Favorite Things" from The Sound of Music

9. Be the composer… Follow the directions on the back of your handout to create your own stanza of this song…Be creative, and be prepared to SING!